The book has been adapted several times for films and as a TV-series. Michael, his mother and Nadia are taken prisoner by the Tartar forces, but he escapes and the drama comes to a suprising ending. Michael is supposed to travel under a false identity, but he is discovered by the Tartars when he meets his mother in their home city of Omsk. On his way to Irkutsk, Strogoff meets the beautiful Nadia Fedor, who has been granted permission to join her father at his exile in Irkutsk. He intends to destroy Irkutsk by setting fire to the huge oil storage tanks on the banks of the Angara River.
Strogoff is sent to Irkutsk to warn the governor about the traitor Ivan Ogareff, a former colonel, who was once demoted and exiled and now seeks revenge against the imperial family. ' with the head and with the heart, one goes' Michael Strogoff, a brave courier must warn the Governor-General of Siberia that the fierce Feofar-Khan is pouring his men into Siberia and fomenting rebellion.
Rebels encircle Irkutsk, where the local governor, a brother of the Tsar, is making a last stand. The Tartar Khan (prince), Feofar, incites a rebellion and separates the Russian Far East from the mainland, severing telegraph lines. Michael Strogoff: the courier of the czar by Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 Publication date 1905 Publisher New York : Charles Scribners sons Collection cornell americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor Cornell University Library Contributor usage rights See terms Language English The metadata below describe the original scanning. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than this, in fact it is deservedly ranked as one of the most thrilling tales ever written." Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, is a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Critics consider it one of Verne's best books. Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VTG.
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